Table 3.
Hazard models examining the relationship between sleep difficulties and all-cause mortality (unweighted N=6,373 respondents; weighted N= 33,151,098).
| All-cause mortality | ||
|---|---|---|
| OR (95%CI) | ||
| Unadjusteda | Adjustedb | |
| Variable | ||
| Difficulty Initiating Sleep | ||
| Never/rarely/some nights | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| Most nights/every night | 1.56 (1.35–1.81) | 1.44 (1.20–1.72) |
| Difficulty Falling Back Asleep | ||
| Never/rarely/some nights | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| Most nights/every night | 1.65 (1.41–1.95) | 1.56 (1.29–1.89) |
| Concurrent Sleep Difficulties (Difficulty Falling Asleep and Difficulty Falling Back Asleep) | ||
| Never/rarely/some nights | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| Most nights/every night | 1.91 (1.58–2.31) | 1.80 (1.44–2.24) |
a
The unadjusted model includes no covariates.
b
The adjusted model controls for age, sex, marital status, education, chronic conditions, and dementia.